Monday, January 30, 2012

Former Death Row prisoner Tim McKinney has a new trial date - April 9, 2012

The
struggle to stop the execution of Troy Davis last fall showed the
brutal reality of innocent, African-American men on death rows across
this country. Now we face yet another urgent case: the time is now to stand with Tim McKinney. Tim McKinney is aninnocent man who was on Tennessee's death row for over a decade.

He is going to be re-tried for murder on April 9, 2012.

We
are seeking help negotiating this new stage in Tim’s struggle for
justice and would appreciate your advice and contribution. How can we
PACK THE COURTS April 9th?!

Mr. McKinney is former prisoner of TN’s Death Row. This past year Tim
was granted a new trial and he is now in the Memphis County jail
awaiting an April 9, 2012 hearing. I have worked with Tim in
cooperation with the Campaign to End the Death Penalty since 2002.

At
this time we are reaching out to the TN community to get support in
anticipation of a challenging process in the courts. Being granted a
new trial is a huge victory but Tim has faced additional challenges in
Memphis.

We
kindly ask that you take the time to look over Tim’s case and consider
how you or other TN activists and professionals might help our cause.
Please let me know what I can do to assist you in joining our campaign.
We know your time is valuable.

I
am inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s words: "I do not think that
God approves the death penalty for any crime, rape and murder
included. Capital punishment is against the better judgment of modern
criminology, and, above all, against the highest expression of love in
the nature of God."